RUSTON, La. — Basketball season may be in full swing, but the Ruston Bearcats (1-4) finally had a home opener Tuesday night, and the team did not disappoint in getting a 65-40 victory in front of a raucous crowd over the Airline Vikings (2-8).
Leading 28-20 at halftime, the Bearcats outscored the Vikings 20-5 in the third quarter for the first win of the 2024-25 season, while getting a terrific performance out of sophomores Keshun Malcolm and Ahmad Hudson, who is among the football players who have returned to the hardwood.
“It was good to have a couple more bodies to go to,” Ruston High assistant coach Corey Deans said. “It was really good to get a win here this evening. We have a lot of stuff to clean up, and we’ll come back to work and fix all these things.”…